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THE FARMER'S MONTHLY VISITOR. 



Construction or hiinneys. 



We have luul on h.-iiid lor some time, and hud 

 Biijiposed the eiifiraviii^s would have been pre- 

 pared lor tliis immher ol' tlie Monthly Visitor, 

 Mr. Oihnan's thiid numher of " Farm House 

 Architecture." By mistake, the engravings 

 liave not yet been Itniiished. We will endeavor 

 that this interesting number, which explains the 

 true principles of constructing chimneys to pre- 

 vent their smoking, shall be given in the Month- 

 ly Visitor for December: it will be worth at least 

 a hundred dollars to every man who is about 

 constructing a dwelling house in which he ex- 

 pects to reside for life. 



GiRARD College. — This marble palace, now in 

 the progress of construction, tor the education of 

 " poor orphans," according to the will of the late 

 Stephen Girard, affords one of the most astonisli- 

 hig instances of squandering an estate, on record. 

 According to the Philadelphia Ledger, sevtnleen 

 thousand dollars are now annually expended in 

 salaries to officers and artizans connected with the 

 institution. A. D. B;iche, the President, lias a 

 salary of four thousand dollars per annum, from 

 the time of his appointment in July, 1836. 



The cost of thirty-four splendid and needless 

 columns, amounts to the enormous sum of 

 $448,800, or $ 13,000 each. The corner-stone was 

 laid on the 4th of July, 1833. The architect was 

 appointed the 23d of March, 1833; the clerk of 

 the trustees was appointed in March, 1833, and 

 the President was appointed in July, 1836. 



The estimated cost of the College"was $700,000, 

 and of the out buddings, $200,000 — making a to- 

 tal of $900,000. It is a well ascertained fact that 

 the expenses up to January last, on the College, 

 amount to the colossal sum of .*1,372,712,45, and 

 the College is reported by the architect, to be but 

 about two-thirds comjileted. — Jl'atchiower. 



A Discovery. — Some three or four weeks 

 since, a party of farmers assembled together at a 

 mound on the premises of Dr. Hughes, for the 

 purpose of digging into the same mound, and as- 

 certaining what it contained. They accordingly 

 commenced operations, and after digging some 

 three feet below the smface of the mound, they 

 came to a layer of hard earth, similar to brick. — 

 On breaking through this layer, they were not 

 a little surprised to find a large roll of old 

 "Continental Bills," neatly enveloped in an un- 

 tanned buffalo skin. On fintlier search a num- 

 ber of ancient coins were found, composed 

 chiefly of zinc, brass, copper, and pewter. IJiit 

 what is most remarkable, an iron time-piece was 

 found, nearly at the bottom of the mound. This 

 watch or thne-jiiece was marked on the inside 

 " Pela I'omche, Patre 1300," and on the back of 

 it was engraved " hon vivaiit." — The watch 

 weighs twenty-eight ounces, and is .somewhat 

 rusted. The works are com|)osed of brass and 

 steel, and it is similar in style and make to the 

 English liuntei's watch of this day. Several 

 other articles were found, the names of whicli, 

 our informant did not recollect — Cincinnati Led- 



Agricultural Papers. — Nothing has contri- 

 buted so much to the improvement of agrlcultiuc 

 in our coimtry, as this class of puMicatioir.s. No 

 farmer is so poor, that he can afford to be without 

 one. They serve as a vehicle by which a v::st 

 amount of inlorniution is disseminated, and the 

 experience of a large number of practical men is 

 brought into active o])oration. To be a " Book- 

 Farmer," is not i!0w ss formerly, a term of re- 

 proach ; and fi-w farmers of iutilligeiice in the 

 country are now ;is!i;imcd o' t!;e title. These 

 pulilirations have induced a spiiit of iiifpiiry, and 

 if all men engaged in agriculture, cannot become 

 ex|ieriMiental larniers, still, they may j)rofit large- 

 ly I'roni tlie exjicrinjeiils ol' tliii.sc wlio can. An- 

 other good arising finni them, has been to induce 

 men no longer blindly to follo\v in a beaten track, 1 

 because their liithcrs did so helbre th(-ra, but to ■ 

 inquire for themselves the rer.son why certain 

 causes [iroduce certain effects, ;uid to endeavor 

 to learn from them some new n,odes of applica- 

 tion, 'fhe great and ]>aramount im|iortarice of 

 the agricultural interest is now (ully d<inonstrat- | 

 ins- itseltj and he should indeed he regarded as a 

 benefactor to his cour.try, who shall conduce, in , 

 any degree, to the improvenieut of that interest. 

 — A'brtA Jhneriran. I 



()[/" Editors of newspa|iers in New England 

 and New York who will iiublish the following 

 advertisement, shall be entitled to receive by 

 mail 6r otherwise, as they may direct, the vol- 

 umes of Visitors for the years 183S) and 1840. 



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The patroaajre thus far bestowed on tiic Visitor has 

 been sucli as tu encourage the Editor to new efforts to 

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 to Farmers, and all others who take an interest in the ris- 

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The Visitor contains oritrinal essays and communica- 

 tions from the pen of the Editor, and from many heads 

 more able and experienced than himself; and the best se- 

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 and in Europe. 



Both in writing and selecting articles, the Editor has 

 constanliy in view the promotion of that GREAT IN- 

 TEREST of the country which may be regarded as the 

 foundation of its prosperity. Every thing calculated to 

 further the cause of AGRICULTURE, to gratiiy the taste, 

 and to advance the dignity of the FARMER, will find a 

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 Visitor. 



Thus far we believe there has been no subscriber to this, 

 our Visitor, who will not concede that he has been remu- 

 nerated to the full amount of the price of subscription, 

 cither in some new information gained tor himself or by 

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 nicated to individuals in many parts of the coun'.ry. The 

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 the Editor offers the twelve numbers embracing tlic year 

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BANK NOTE LIST, 

 Corrected by Geo. F. Cook & Co. Exchaiv^e Brokers, 



A'o. 20, Slate Street, opposite the Merchants^ Bank, 



Boston.— Now. 23. 



MAINE. 

 Bniigor Commercial Bank, Bangor, 3 a — pcrct. dis. 



Cahis Bank, at Calais, G a *' 



Washington County, do. 6 a " 



Stillwater Canal, nt Orono, 25 a " 



City Bank, Fortinnd. 10 a " 



Frankfort Bank, Frankfort, 5 a " 



VVestbrnuk Bank, 3 a — " 



Georgia Lumber, Portland, 5 a " 



Oxiord Rank, nt Fryoburg-, fraud. 



Bmgor Bank, eld, closed. 



Mercantile Bank, Bmgor, 3 a — " 



NE\V HAMPSHIRE. 



Wolfeborough Bunk, 90 a — " 



Concord Bank, Concord, 3 a 5 " 



MASSACHUSETTS. 



Commonwealth Bank, Boston, 10 a '' 



Chel^^ea Bank, at Chelsea, 80 a "' 



F;irmers' & Mechanics' South Adams, 80 a " 



Nihant Bank, at Lynn, 80 a " 



Fult'ui Biiik, redeemed at their crmiter, Kilby street. 



MitWIing InterpRt, 3d a ■* 



Middlesex Bink,at Cambridie, 5 a 



Norfolk Bank, at Roxbury, redeemed at thcr c( unter. 

 Roxbury, do. fraud 



RHODE ISLAND. 



S::itUTtc Bank, ZO a — '* 



VERMONT. 



Be^-'ni-tcten BivtU, at Ben'iingtoi:, 3 a — " 



St. Alb-ins, St. Albans, 3 a 5 " 



Ma'K'hester, atManchoctcr, 2 a 3 <• 



Es^ex, Guildhall, 80 a — " 



Moiitpelier, at Mont'^clier, 3 a 5 '* 



CONXECTICUT. 



H unt-^nin Riil Ro.id C'. 2 a 3 " 



The fther Banks of New Endnnd, are rereived at 



tie SirT: :i.; Biiik, a;:d b^Uj^i.t by ti.c Brokers ut ^ per ct. 

 diecou;if. 



Banks in New York city, 

 " State of New York, 

 *' State of New Jersey, 

 " City of Philadelphia, 

 •' City of Baltimore, 

 " District of Columbia, 

 " Virginia, 



Old United StUes Bank Bills, 



Ciiecks on New York, 

 do on Philadelphia, 

 do on Mobile, 



Savannah, 

 do on Augusta, 

 do on New Orleans, 

 do on Baltimore, 

 do on Charleston, 



Exchange on England, 



Spanish Doubloons, 



Mexican do, 



Sovereigns, 



American Gold. 



THE MARKETS. 



BOSTOJN MARKET, NOV. 25. 

 From the Boston Morning Post. 



COFFEE — The sales since our former report embrace 

 409 bags Porto Rico 11 J a II§c— 2,'JO do Cuba lO.Jc— 350 



do Java Government \3^c — 250 do do private Ti-Jt- a few 



hundred bags St Dommgo at9J a 9| for export, and 91 a 

 9i to tlic trade. 



COTTON — The recent advices per steamer Caledonia 

 from Liverpool have produced no effect on this market. 

 Sales of the week comprise 10 to 1100 bales to consumers 

 at 10.J a ll.Jc for Uplands, and II a Pic for Nev/ Orleans. 



FLOUR — Sales of the week consist of 600 bbls Balti- 

 more City Mills 5 37, 4 raos. — 800 do Howard st 537 a 3 

 50 part cash and short time — 5 50 do Fredericksburg 5 44 

 a 5 60, 4 mos, credit — 5 dO do Georgetown 5 50 cash — 

 Genesee from vessels 5 3UaQ37Aand Michigan 5 25 a 

 5 31 per bbl. 



Gk.\1N — There is no change of consequence in the 

 market since our former report. The same dullness con- 

 tinues for yellow corn, and more firmness is manifested 

 by holders of white, in consequence of the stock of that 

 description being comparatively light — a cargo good, has 

 been sold at 5ijc and in lots 55c. Southern Oats 33c per 

 bushel. 



HIDES— Sales of about 40 bales green salted Calcut- 

 tas at 1 10 a I 20 each, 8 bales dry do. f!5c. each, Gmos cre- 

 dit. The stock of this description in m.irket is unusually 

 small. 



HOPS — By late advices from England inferior sorts had 

 materially declined, while the finer decriptions were held 

 with firmness. Sales by dealers of 120 bales to go out of 

 the market, at 37 a 38c. By growers, MassachusettB in- 

 spection 35c and New Hampshire S'le per 11>. 



M0L.\SS1!)S — The transactions since our last report 

 comprises 5f)0 Iihds Cuba sweet, at 22i a 23c — 150 do or- 

 dinary, 22c— 200 do Trindidad, 2KA a 27c —COO do Cuba 

 tart, for distilling, 20c — 150 do Suri'nam tart, 21c ; and by 

 auction, Porto Rico, 2G.J a 23.Jc per gal. 



N.\ILS — -\ good demand h.as prevailed for Southern 

 shipment, and also with the trade, at 5.^0, (i mos cr. 



OIL — Sales of a lot of English Linseed Oil at 77c, cash, 

 and some lots of Southern at 70c, ou time. Olive, by 

 second hands, at gl 25 per gal. 



PROVISIONS- .\ decline has taken place in Beef, in 

 consequence of heavy supplies. Sales Mess, 5(11 a llA 

 —Navy, ,510 a lOA— No 1, Da 9i, and Prime G| a ^7. 

 No change in Pork. — Sales Lard atUaUic per lb in 

 kegs. 



SUG.\R — .\ good demand has prevailed tlie past week, 

 and sales have been made of BOO boxes Cuba brown, at 7^ 

 a 8Jc, and 200 do white do. 10 a lOjc per lb. By auction. 

 50 bbls Havana brown, Gc, and 20 do do white, ii{c per lb, 

 4 mos. 



SPICES— Sales ofIG casks Nutmegs' at 82.1 a 85c— 

 600 lbs do, 85c per lb. Cayenne Cloves at 20c per lb. 



TE.\ — In consequence of late advices, holders ot Teas 

 h-TVe further advanced prices. 



BRIGHTON MARKET— Mo7iday, November 23, 1840. 

 (Reported for the Daily .-Wvertiser and Patriot.) 



.\t m.irket 1700 Beef Cntllc, 750 Stores, 5700 Sheep, 

 and 1420 Swine. Several lots of Beef Cattle, 2 or 300 

 Stores, 1000 or more Sheep, and several hundred Swine 

 unsold. 



FmcKS—Betf CalHc— First qualitv 5 25 a 560; second 

 quility 4 75 ajj5; third quality 3 50 a'54. 



Bamlling Cattle— Mesi 4 50 a 4 75 ; No. 1,R4; No 

 2, S3. . > tf ) 



Worf.^— Dull. Yearlings, $4 50 a 8 50 ; two year old, 

 gll a IS; three years old, ^21 a27. 



.SViPijp — Dull. Lots were sold at SI 24, 1 37, I 50. 1 62 

 1 83, ^'2,217, and 2 37. 



.S'wmt — Tlie prices obtained last week were net fully 

 i-uttiined. Lots to peddle, 3, 3A for Sows ; and 4 a 4A 

 fr r Barrows. .\t retail Irom 4^ To 5^. 



NEW YORK C.\TTLE MARKET, Nov. 24. 



At market 900 beeves including 200 left over last week, 

 I 240 fn-ni tlie South, and the bnlance from N. Y. State; 

 650 were sold Bt 5; to 7.^, averaging §6^ to the ICO lbs. 

 Market riu'l — and hst week's prices hir l!y ui.aintained. 



Cows A><Ti C.41.VES — There were 7t olfered, all sold at 

 25, 35, and «:38— Better demand. 



SHfEP AND L.4Mps.-32('0't market, 2BC0 taken ot Ki, 

 50. 2,5C', and 3,75 eaci! Rr Sl.cep.and ",6 cents 51,25, ai.j 

 2,75 each for Lambs — fllarket Oull. 



Hay — Sales at 56 to 70c tlie hundred IL». Good sud- 

 Tilies. *^ 



